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Sustainable Supply Chain Design by the P-Graph Framework
Citation:
Heckl, I., F. Friedler, H. CABEZAS, AND L. Fan. Sustainable Supply Chain Design by the P-Graph Framework. Presented at 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Minneapolis, MN, October 16 - 21, 2011.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform EPA
Description:
The present work proposes a computer-aided methodology for designing sustainable supply chains in terms of sustainability metrics by resorting to the P-graph framework. The methodology is an outcome of the collaboration between the Office of Research and Development (ORD) of the U.S. EPA and the research group led by the founders of the P-graph framework. U.S. EPA/ORD has substantial creditable experience with the development of indicators and metrics for sustainability, while the P-graph framework is deemed to be highly effective for algorithmic design of process networks including supply chains. The integration of supply chain design and sustainability is the main focus of the collaboration.